The Wrestling Thread: WWE WrestleMania XL - 6/7 April 2024

[KK]

Most at ringside look like being from the House of Saud in traditional robes, watching on comfy couches (lucky them).

Everyone else is loud and into it, but I don’t think they’re microphoned up properly and most of the noise is dissipating being outdoors.

[Kanbei]

Apparently Sami Zayn isn't on this show because of his Syrian ancestry. What the actual strawberry float.

[KK]

There’s a lot of funny close-up camera angles on this show, usually only employed when a building is empty. The hard cameras are there but they’re filming the majority from the floor.

[KK]

I’m beginning to get the impression the Royals at ringside don’t give a gooseberry fool about the wrestling...

Ooh, someone from security telling a few of them to sit down. He’ll be dead by morning.

[Kanbei]

What the hell was that from Mahal?!

[Poncho]

Did anyone just see Mahal's sell of Hardy's Whisper in the Wind? Hardy completely missed it and Mahal, about a second later, took a bump.

[KK]

Wow, that was a brutal botch by Jinder. DDP shaking the top rope with The Machine on Thunder bad.

Hope there’s a giff later.

[KK]

Propaganda interlude.

[KK]

What is this extended intermission all about, it’s like a theatre production.

[Kanbei]

What is this extended intermission all about, it’s like a theatre production.

15 minute break for prayers going on in Saudi

[KK]

What is this extended intermission all about, it’s like a theatre production.

15 minute break for prayers going on in Saudi

Ah right, that makes sense. I was wondering why the crowd didn’t appear to be reacting to the backstage interviews at all.

[KK]

twitter.com/wrestlingifs/status/989915558635192321

Much more obvious on the big screen with sound.

[KK]

The majority of genuine fans really are miles away from the Royals at ringside.

Looks like The House of Saud whipped off Finn’s LGBT+ trunks.

[Kanbei]

I know the answer already (£££) but it's utterly ridiculous that WWE say they can't do a PPV event in the UK because of logistics when they can run this.

[Poncho]

Miz taking absolutely none of the bumps.

[Frank]

Did Rollins bust Balor open then by hitting him in the head with the belt

[KomandaHeck]

strawberry float it let's start a war lads

Saudi Rollins having none of it.

[KK]

Is that the same Daivari that played a terrorist with Muhammad Hassan?

[Floex]

Lets go Nak!

[Floex]

Much better than their Mania match so far but this crowd is nuts